Thursday, November 29, 2012

Awhile back I said 1984
is coming, I was wrong. George Orwell’s
dramatization of an America
under the despotic oppression of an out of control tyrannical government has
actually been here for some time, just not openly, that part will be coming
soon. Look around you, he is watching…waiting.

Everywhere you look; they are – staring you in the
face. The four-way traffic cameras at
virtually every intersection, police secretly attaching GPS tracking devices to
citizens' automobiles, invasive TSA
pat-downs and nude X-ray scanning – of course after first being required to raise your hands as
though you were being arrested. Internet
sites that track your online activities so thoroughly they almost seem to know
what you're thinking. You have just
entered the “Twilight Zone” or more accurately George Orwell’s “1984”.

Did you know that the ordinary-looking white van
next to you on the highway might contain government agents peering at you via a
Backscatter X-ray scanner? And did you
know that Miami and several other U.S.
cities are experimenting
with drones to spy on their citizens?
And do you know how easy it is to track your every movement through your
cell phone?

American robotically programmed Zombies, mesmerized
by the amazing convenience and connectedness made possible by the gee-whiz
consumer electronics, don't realize their world is rapidly coming to resemble
the totalitarian society described by novelist George Orwell in "1984”
that characterized universal surveillance.
In today's America
"Big Brother is watching in ways Orwell never dreamed of.

Americans today face unprecedented attacks – from
all directions – not just on their privacy, but on their rights, freedom, and liberty.
The foundation has been laid my friend.

If you again are thinking that de Andréa is just another
paranoid conspiracy nut and just making this up then I am in good company. The following are books and articles written
by some of the most respected writers and journalists in the country, are they
all making it up? Yeah right! While you were sleeping…

"'Big Mall' is watching your every move,"
showing why shopping mall managers are boasting, "We can see, like
migrating birds, where people are going.”
And try "One nation
under surveillance" by Joseph Farah.

How about "Government
peering at you with X-rays on the highway" by Michael Carl, revealing
what's really inside that plain white van.

And "Government eyes turning bugs into
spies" by Steve Elwart, on how new micro "drones" – actual real,
live insects – are being outfitted with tiny cameras and microphones.

“Schools electronically spy on overweight kids.” Imagine your child wearing a special
electronic monitoring bracelet that transmits his physiological data back to
some school official – all without your knowledge or consent.

"How dictators get our latest surveillance
technology" by David Kupelian, on a special product show nicknamed the
"Wiretappers’ Ball" where virtually anybody from any nation, including
terrorists, can purchase products that allow users to track hundreds of cell
phones at once, read emails by the tens of thousands.

Obama’s Muslim czar’s proposed government
'infiltrate' social network sites" by Aaron Klein, on regulatory
"czar" Cass Sunstein's audacious campaign to have government agents
surreptitiously go online to "undermine" viewpoints with which they
disagree.

"What feds can learn from Brotherhood Egyptian
Internet control" by Chuck Norris, on the Obama administrations
unpublicized but relentless quest to regulate cyberspace and "Why Google
will soon know more about you than your wife does."

"Some Americans 'likely' to get cancer from
airport scanners" by Jerome Corsi, on top experts who say those X-ray
scanners are not as safe as the government claims, especially if you are a
frequent flyer.

"Experts warn RFID risks outweigh
benefits" by Phil Elmore, who reveals how ubiquitous radio frequency
identification is becoming dominant in our lives – at the expense of our own security.

"'Stingray' can find you by tracking your cell
phone," on a high-tech device police use to track you by impersonating a
cell-phone tower – and the coming Fourth Amendment court battle it is causing.

"Breathalyzer tests for school kids?" by
Bob Unruh, on a school district that forced an innocent girl to take a police
sobriety test without even notifying her parents.

"Court to government: Hands off babies'
DNA!" on how one state’s ruling has given privacy advocates a big victory
in their fight with government.

"Woman sues state over mandatory 'mark of the
beast'" by Bob Unruh, on one citizen's challenge to government's demand
for biometrics to obtain a driver's license.

THE BOTTOM LINE: This intrusive technology is all paid for by your money. Because of your Ignorance you are unknowingly
funding your own demise. As I said the
foundation has been secretly laid while you were sitting in your own little
world next to your swimming pool sipping on you Mint Juleps. Most Americans have no foggy Idea what the
reality is’ that is going on right in their own front yard. And when it does become obvious, it will be
too late to go back. Privacy will be
gone! All rights will be gone! Freedom will be gone! Independence
will be gone! All Americans will be as subservient
dogs, begging from the table of government and told to be satisfied with the
scraps that fall to the ground.

You liberal Commie socialists (and you know who you
are) call this progress – while we Conservative extremists what to return to a
Constitutional Free Republic built on the foundation of morality that this
great and once prosperous country was founded on. If you anti-freedom Socialists hate America
so much, why don’t you pack up and move to China, where you can enjoy your
oppression and be satisfied with the scraps from Beijing. And let the rest of us enjoy Freedom, Liberty, and Independence.

Obama said in his campaign speeches in 2008 that he
would “Fundamentally Change America,”
did you ever try to find out just what he planned to “Fundamentally
Change” your world too?
Obviously not, because you ignorantly reelected him to build his new
Communist socialist BIG MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD nation on the now “Fundamentally
Changed American” foundation that he has spent the last four years
constructing!

As it stands now the majority of the American
people hate America
or they wouldn’t have reelected a Communist Muslims as dictator. I optimistically and stupidly had the faith
that most Americans loved their country, I was wrong! I am thoroughly disgusted with winy Americans
who refuse to get up out of their Barkalounger and get their own beer! Who complain that their welfare or their
unemployment check is not large enough so they can afford to buy the latest
technogadget.

Instead of existing on unemployment, welfare or
living off your relatives why don’t you START YOUR OWN BUSINESS YOU LAZY
LEACHES. I had my own business when I
was twelve, plus I had two paper routes.
Out of my nearly 65 years of working I was actually employed about 14
years, the rest, of the 51 years, I was in my own businesses it’s the American
way. I raised a family and was never on
unemployment or welfare as I said, it’s the American way. And if you think I am just patting myself on
the back you would be wrong, I am trying to move you off of your lazy butt. Be responsible for your own family and your
country for a CHANGE!

You might want put that high-tech phone that Obama
gave you to good use. Wake up and call
your Federal legislator, and tell them to stop all this interference into the
private lives of Americans and adhere to their oath of office for a “Change”and start protecting your freedom for
a “Change”
or you will fire them come the next election.

That is…if you aren’t too lazy to dial your own
free phone.

Or’…you can just go back to your football game and your
beer, and be satisfied with a smaller and smaller welfare check as more and more
of you lazy good for nothing waste of space leaches begin sucking at the breast
of GOVERNMENT!

Do you know what happens when the government just
prints more and more money to give it to more and more of you? It depletes the value of all the rest,
because it is based on production, production that doesn’t exist anymore thanks
to you. Try and think now…when is the
last time you produced anything? Ah, can’t
remember uh!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Inscribed on the marble
wall of the MinnesotaState Supreme Court
chambers are the words: Wherever LAW
ends, tyranny begins. Well my friend…TYRANNY HAS BEGUN!

By de Andréa

November 28, 2012

Will Obama use the power of the US Supreme Court to rule the country as the
Supreme Dictator? Answer Obama will use
anything he can to develop the Presidency into a full blown Dictatorship of the
worst kind.

Recently, Judge Andrew Napolitano gave a dim prognostication of what
could happen to the rights of the American people if Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg
for example, would fall to sickness or old age in the next four years. He is afraid that Obama will replace her with
a so-called “Progressive”, (code for Communist) who would in turn dismantle
the protection of the Constitution and all the inalienable rights that God has
given by His grace to the American people.

The Bill of Rights was the “thou shalt nots” to the U.S. Government. Judges do not have the right to usurp the
Constitution by gutting the Bill Of Rights through their personal philosophy and/or
opinions.

While Judge Andrew Napolitano might be exactly correct, most Americans are
under the delusion, that the Supreme Court is the final say in all matters even
if they violate our Constitution and the laws of our Republic, when in fact
they as Judges have no legal right - to write, change, or create law. They are merely referees charged with the ‘protection’
of the rights of the citizenry by enforcing laws enacted by Congress under the authority of the Constitution.

The judges themselves are to be ruled by law, just like the people they
serve. Judges do not have the right to
break the law. They are not to legislate
from the bench in the manner that the American people have been inaccurately indoctrinated
with and become accustomed to over the last 50 plus years.

Keep in mind, this is the same court that sits directly under Moses and God’s
Ten Commandments inscribed ‘in marble’, whom in each individual case swore to
uphold as well as the U.S. Constitution, “so help me God,” and who starts
their proceedings with the following statement: “God save
the United States and this Honorable Court!”

William Blackstone, a professor of God’s Common Law whom our founders
often referenced when framing the American Constitution, said, “No enactment of man
can be considered law unless it
conforms to the law of God”.

In the 1892 case, “Church of the Holy Trinity vs. The United States,” the Court
provided 87 precedents of quotes and acts from the founding fathers, acts of
congress and state governments, etc. to prove “this is fundamentally
a Christian nation.” They
also said they could have found many more!

States also have laws on their books that are directly aligned with the
Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20, prohibiting blasphemy, adultery, perjury
(bearing false witness), murder, and theft.

But the attack
has begun

Contrary to America’s
Christian foundation - in 1962 the Supreme Court committed an oligarchy (the few
ruling over many) and illegally and arbitrarily removed prayer from public
schools in the case Engel v. Vitale. As
a result a very important part of our countries foundation was dismantled. This case was also the first court case in
American history to use ZERO
precedents or historical foundation.

And then, as if it was just the next obstacle in the road to destruction,
in 1980, the Ten Commandments were taken out of the schools in the case Stone
v. Graham. The Court made the following
statement: “If the posted copies of the Ten Commandments are to have any effect at
all, it will be to induce the schoolchildren to read, meditate upon, perhaps to
venerate and obey, the Commandments… [which]
is not a permissible … objective.” Not a permissible objective??? This is so telling as to what the true destructive
objective is my friend…

These cases began the planned downward spiral of American freedom, for
freedom cannot exist without morality. Since
then, the Supreme Court has become guilty of attacking one American basic principle
after another with cases such as Roe v. Wade (abortion), Lawrence
v. Texas
(sodomy), and now National Federation of Independent Business
v. Sebelius(Obamacare).
(Need we mention Chief Justice Roberts’ treachery?)

The case of Marbury
v. MadisonI Cranch #137 (1809) states
that, “All laws which are repugnant to
the Constitution, are to be declared null and void.” Keep that in mind my friend, as we move further
and further toward the destruction of the last lighthouse of freedom in the
world.

It is clear that a majority of today’s Supreme Court justices are not
ruling within the confines of the Constitution, and many Americans are under
the delusion that the Supreme Court justices once appointed, are in office for
life. Yet the Constitution prescribes, “The Judges, both of the supreme and
inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices – ONLY – during good Behavior…” If they rule outside of their scope of power ‘even once’, they have committed an
impeachable offense and it is ‘our’
duty to remove them from the bench immediately.
(Write your Congressional Representative or just send this article to
him/her.)

THE
BOTTOM LINE:If the Supreme
Court is the final arbiter of what the Constitution says, then “We
The People” have ceased to be our own rulers (under God) and the
Supreme Court has instead BECOME OUR SUPREME RULER.

“Judges shall be bound by the Constitution and the law of the United States…”Article
6 of the US
Constitution --- Their appointed responsibility is not to make law or even cast
their own interpretation on the law…history interprets the law. Their responsibility is to search the historical
bases and fundamental purpose of the law and rule on the bases of that finding. If they rule based on personal feelings or their
own contrary philosophy, that my friend, is an impeachable offence.

As bazaar as it might sound…today’s Supreme Court Justices either have
no knowledge of the historical development
or fundamental background of the U.S. Constitution and therefore are incompetent
of their post, or they quite simply don’t care, and are doing nothing but ruling
buy their own personal political philosophy. Whatever the motive, they have set themselves
up as the surrogate ruler of the country. And you can bet your sweet bippy that our Communist Muslim Dictator
Barrack Hussein Obamawill use this unfounded illegal power that the
U.S. Supreme Court has enshrined itself with to carry out his own personal
agenda of Supreme Ruler of the New Ammerikah!

Monday, November 26, 2012

"Be ready and keep ready, you and all the hosts that
are assembled about you… After many days you will be mustered in the latter
days…" Ezekiel 38:7, 8.

By de Andréa,

Opinion Editorialist for

‘THE
BOTTOM LINE’

May 12, 2009

How does one prepare: for a possible severe long
term Recession, Depression, or even the Tribulation?

There is NO DOUBT that today
we could be in a severe, prolonged economic RECESSION and very possibly headed
for a full blown economic collapse. Is this the
precursor for the TRIBULATION?

“But of the watchman see the sward come,
and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sward comes and
take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity, but his
blood will I require at the watchman hand” Ezekiel 33:6

In fact, a recent poll shows
that 60% of Americans think we are headed for a Depression. Unemployment has skyrocketed to an average of
12% in California
and growing. The average family in the
state of Michigan
is now well below the standard poverty line set by the Federal government. The U.S. Government is printing TRILLIONS of phony
monopoly dollars to try to stop the economic slide. Many Americans are wondering, as I have, if
there is any thing we can do to protect ourselves, our families, our children,
and grandchildren during these tough economic times that may be just down the
road. And don’t forget about your pets,
chickens and other farm animals that you might have.

Many people have asked what I
am personally recommending to my friends and neighbors to help get them better
prepared right now to weather-the-possible storm ahead.

Yes God is in control, but He
does expect one to be responsible, and prepare for what He has already told us
is coming --- have you been listening?

“By faith Noah, being warned of
God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of
his house, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness
which is by faith,” Hebrews 11:7.

‘What if’ we do not have a
continuing economic disaster, will you lose anything if you prepare for the
worst and nothing happens? Answer, no,
because you would be prepared with the essentials of physical life. These essentials do not change just because
there is no emergency.

On the other hand---‘what if’
the worst hits you and your family hard?
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by being prepared. Have you ever stopped to think what happens if
the electricity goes off? No --- I don’t
mean just for a couple of hours or days, I mean weeks, months or maybe even a
year or more. Trust me, running your
hair dryer isn’t going to be one of your main concerns.

Overall,
I am an optimist, but I'm also a realist, and I don't like what I see down the
road. The Bible, the Boy Scout's, independent
survival schools, and the military taught me a thing or two about the
advantages of "Being Prepared".
Preparing is just that, thinking
ahead for possible good and not so good outcomes. More importantly it is
what God has told us to do in prophecies and Revelation.

A subscriber named Paul writes: “I have been among the
starving in Haiti;
and trust me; it is not a pretty sight.
I believe we are living in the last days. We are clearly witnessing the evil that is
taking place in the world and throughout our country as well. We are approaching a different reality
now. I believe it is time for the church
family to get prepared for the evil that is eventually coming on the earth.

I am preparing spiritually and physically for myself
and for my family to be able to help others in their time of need, and in the
process to win as many to Christ as possible during the difficult times we may
face ahead.

The word of God speaks much about the end times and we
know that it will be the most difficult time in history. Our hearts should be prepared and full of the
love for the lord so we can be alert and hear what the spirit is saying to the
churches.”

The Scout motto to "Be
Prepared" should be the watch word of the day. It can calm nerves and bring greater peace of
mind and security to you and your loved ones.
(And don’t forget about your pets)
This is why God gave us so much information about preparing ourselves
for what is to come. He doesn’t want His
kids to be in a heap of hurt anymore than you would want your kids to be
hurting. But He does want us to be
responsible. He even taught the
squirrels to store up for winter.

God included in his Word a
script of the future and how it is to be played out. Shakespeare once wrote as part if his play
“As You Like It” in 1600: “All the world's a stage, and all the men
and women merely players: They have
their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.” We are part of this future production and God
has given us the script so that we, His children, will not be taken by
surprise. Moreover, we must play our
part.

So if you depend, for example,
on electricity to pump water from your 300 foot or more, deep well, and there
is no electricity, do you have a source for drinkable water? Oh! Right! You are city folk and you have city water, or
you have a generator to run your pump, but the question is: with no
electricity, will you be able to get fuel to run your generator for a year? Or does your city water have electricity to pump pressure or is your water treatment plant going to
continue to make your tap water safe. A
bit of advice…don’t risk being a “dependent”.

What I am trying to say is, now is the time to think about these
things, not after the train has run you down. In the past several years the demand
for long term storage foods for example has been very high, and is increasing. Being prepared means getting ready before you
need it, not afterward when the panicking crowds will find out that they are
too late, the supplies will all be gone.
I have seen it many times over my lifetime, and it could happen again at
any moment.

In fact, I have said it time
and again that when a crisis strikes, and you see it on the 6 o'clock news the
time to prepare is over. It would be
like trying to buy insurance when your house is on fire.

The 1970’s comes to mind with
the gas shortages, waiting for hours in the long lines around the block, fights break out, or suddenly the line moves so fast it disappears; you drive directly up to the
pump, now only to find out why the line has disappeared, the gas station - is an
empty station.

I remember on the 6 o’clock
news someone was quoted as saying that there was a toilet-paper shortage. Even though there wasn’t --- people made a
run on the supermarkets and created a two and a half week T.P. shortage.

I'm being very up front
and blunt with you. My words might be
tough but I have seen first hand from previous experiences what we are
currently facing, but today it's on a MUCH LARGER SCALE than anything anyone has
seen or experienced since the “Great Depression” of the 1930’s.

Being prepared by storing essentials
is not the ultimate answer for one’s survival, but it buys time. Being caught unaware of a possible pending
emergency is a shock at best or a disaster at worst. Storing essentials will
give you a period of time to plan your future survival should the emergency out
last your supplies.

The essentials of physical
life can be reduced to five basic needs, in order by priority:

1.Air

2.Potable
Water

3.Proper clothing

4.Food

5.Shelter

In
That order…

1. Air storage

Since
the storing of air may not be practical or might be considered just a tad extreme
or paranoid, I think I will dispense with air storage tanks. If this is a source of concern for you, then
you may need to talk to someone --- soon…
(Sorry for the bad humor).
However --- yes there just might be ‘a however’… I would be remiss if I didn’t address all the
possibilities and then let you decide if you think it might be an issue for
you.

Air
--- and especially clean non-contaminated air, is number one propriety because
we can live only a few minutes without it.

In
another life time, my daddy said: You
know son, “someday the government will
control the air we breathe”. Guess what? They control the air we breathe…or
at least they try. That however, is not
my concern; it’s that someone else that doesn’t have our best interest at heart
may try to control the air we breathe.
While W.M.D.’s might be remote, it is a possibility, more now than ever
before.

People
didn’t really recognize it at the time, but during the Cold war with the old Soviet Union, we really didn’t have a real threat of a
nuclear war. It was because of the deterrent. When one has two relatively sane nations both
with the capability of committing genocide on the other, one has no real
threat.

We
are now facing an enemy like none that we have ever faced before.

Contaminated
air could very well be an issue. Either
because of nuclear fallout from a dirty bomb or the release of something like Sarin
gas which is methylphosphonofluoridate. (That’s why they call it Sarin) One can inexpensively prepare for these two
possibilities by the purchase of a military gas mask with extra cartridgesfor
contaminated air and Potassium Iodide tablets for possible nuclear
fallout. For more information about air read
“Part Two.”

2. A potable
water supply:

Water
is a number two priority, because one can live no more than two to four days
without water, vital organs begin to shut down, sometimes irreparably.

If
you are absolutely sure that no matter what else happens---when you strike your
rock, speak to it, or turn on your tap, that good clean non-contaminated water
will come forth, then there may not be a need to prepare for the storage of
potable water. But if this is a concern
for you, then one needs to figure approximately one gallon of consumable potable
water per day per person for drinking and cooking, 30 gallons per month or 365
gallons per person per year minimum, plus a source of non-potable water for washing. If you have lakes and streams non-potable
water might not be a problem.

If
you chose to store a minimum amount of drinking water, then there is a recipe
for preparing potable water for storage.
Even though the water that comes from your tap has been treated between
the lake and your water glass, it isn’t totally free from bacteria. Your body has natural anti-bodies to destroy
the remainder of this bacteria, your long term storage container does not.

Remembering
that one needs approximately one gallon of water per day, you might consider
using 55 gallon food grade poly-drums, as many as you think necessary. One can easily treat a drum of stored water
with a quarter to a half a cup of plain, ordinary Clorox bleach. This will keep what little bacteria there is
in your tap-water from doing what every living creature does--- replenishing
the earth.

Be
sure, that when you eventually draw water to drink from this treated water
storage that you let the drawn water stand open from six to eight hours before
drinking to let the chlorine evaporate. Over night wouldn’t be too long. For details on how to treat water for long
term storage, read “Part Three”.

3. Proper Clothing

You
might wonder why clothing would be a priority over food? It’s because one can go a long time without
food, weeks, or sometimes more than a month.
But if it’s winter time, and you have no way of heating your house, or
you don’t even have a shelter to heat, you will suffer from hypothermia long
before you starve. You can always keep
warm if you have the proper and practical clothing; one can pickup a lot of
this kind of clothing at a thrift store. You’ll notice that I said “practical and
proper”--- remember we are not trying to win a fashion contest here. Thin layers of a lot of looseand baggyclothing can keep you warmer than one thick wool shirt. It is loft that insulates, and not the
material that matters except for weight and comfort. In other words you can insolate with steel
wool as well as prime northern goose down, but steel wool can be a bit uncomfortable
and heavy. If one is insulated properly,
one can be safe from hypothermia by one’s own body heat even in subzero
temperatures. Remember loose clothing
provides space for loft to trap warm air, tight clothing does not. For more information on survival clothing and
keeping warm read “Part Four”.

4. Stored food

It is the ONLYINVESTMENT
you can eat. If you have not yet done
so, I suggest getting a 3 month to 1 year supply of emergency food for each member
of your family where possible. Whether it
is a ‘Stock Market’ crash, job loss, or natural disaster; an emergency backup
plan is always a wise INVESTMENT. Even a
few months of food reserve is better than nothing. This could be with a combination of 3 months to
one year of store bought, non-perishable foods, and long term freeze-dried or
dehydrated foods, be sure to include some dried grains and legumes.

Grains such as wheat, rye,
barley, oat meal, rice --- and legumes such as a variety of beans, lintels, and
split peas, keep for years with a minimal amount of storage preparation, and
they are cheap. Commercially prepared ‘freeze-dried’
foods, such as meats, veggies, and fruits, can be a bit pricier, but they
provide a variety not found in dried grains and beans alone. Not only do freeze dried foods store longer than any other
food products, longer even than store bought canned goods, but they are
excellent tasting and super easy to store.
Dried pasta and nuts are another good choice. Don’t forget about fats, such as (would you
believe freeze-dried) butter and margarine, lard or vegetable oil you can store
and rotate. Remember you’re not trying
to get ready for bikini season here, and besides your food will not digest
without fat in your diet. Ask about what
is available, where to buy, and how to prepare food for long term storage. And don’t forget about your pets…

How long does it last?

Stored foods like grains,
legumes, and freeze dried or dehydrated foods, if properly prepared and packed
will last for ever. Well --- maybe not
for ever, but forever as far as you are concerned and likely your children as
well. The experts say 30 years and that
is because they have only tested them for 30 years. When archeologist for example, discovered
King Tutankhamun’stomb they found dried grains and legumes together with his
sarcophagus. They milled some of the
grains into flour and made bread, and soaked some of the legumes in water and
cooked them. Except for the loss of some
of their original taste they were eatable and nutritious; moreover they were
more than 3000 years old. And they
didn’t have Mylar bags, oxygen absorbents, or vacuum packing.

Notice I did not recommend
stocking up on frozen foods; this is because
we could loose our electricity and one would have to have a neighborhood
barbeque in a few days to consume all the food that is by now beginning to
thaw. See “Part Five” for additional
information on how to store and accumulate food.

5. And lastly a shelter

Hopefully you will not lose
your home as many already have. If you
think that this may be a possibility as if you loose your job or something, you
might want to consider spending some of your savings or even take out an equity
loan on your house, to buy a small but adequate trailer house. In the meantime you can use it for weekend
trips for the family. There are plenty
of good used ones available now, at a better than reasonable price. See “Part Six”
for preparing your shelter.

Additional things you might want to think
about

A “victory garden”:

During the Second World War,
I remember my mother tending a garden of vegetables in the backyard. I have a sneaking suspicion of why she
started the garden. Not only did it
provide the much needed produce that we were short of, but most importantly I
think it was to discourage me from going across the railroad tracks to the farm
behind us and stealing whatever was growing there at the time. One may want to start with a simple salsa
garden.

Wendy tells us how

W. Atlee Burpee & amp; Co., the largest seed and gardening supply store in
the country, says it has seen a25 to 30 percent spike in vegetable seed
and plant sales this spring compared with last.

"I've
been in the business for 30 years, and I've never seen anything like it -- even
remotely like it," said George Ball, chairman and CEO of the company.

“In 2008,
there was a 15 to 20 percent up-tick in seed sales because of high food and
gasoline prices. Not since the '70s, when the company saw sales increases in
the 10 percent range, has gardening seen such buzz,” he said.

The National Gardening Association expects 43 million American households
to grow their own fruits, vegetables, herbs and berries this year. That's up 19 percent over last year,
according to a 2,559-household survey the group conducted in January. L.A. County has lifted the urban restriction on vegetable gardens and even chickens in the city limits.

About a fifth of the gardeners this year will be new to the activity, the
survey says. Most -- 54 percent -- said
they will garden because it saves them money on food bills. A slightly larger group says they garden
because homegrown food tastes better.

There's evidence that recession gardeners stand to see substantial savings
at the grocery store checkout.

Last year, Burpee released a report saying a family will get an average
25-to-1 return on its investment in a garden.

So, by that count, a family that spends about $200 on a medium-to-large garden
will save $5,000 in grocery bills over the course of a year.

For a lesson from Burpee seed Co. courtesy
of Wendy in how to plant your first garden go to “Part Seven”.

Remember the odds and ends

Everyday items, like toilet
tissue may be an ESSENTIAL to you. Just
think how life would be without it, hand and laundry soap, deodorant, shampoo,
shaving cream razors, tooth paste, feminine hygiene items, baby diapers,
prescription drugs, etc. Remember most
of these items as well as stored food can be purchased in bulk and rotated and
replaced throughout the year. Moreover they are great inflation hedges. And don’t
forget about your pets…

HAVE SOME CASH
ON HAND.

Again
Paul has an appropriate Scripture verse: “And
that no man might buy or sell, save that he had a mark or the name of the beast
or the number of his name” Revelations 13:17

Our current deflation may NOT last longer than 6 months
or so. INFLATION however will eventually
hit everyone hard and can be long-term.
When the Government inflates the money supply by TRILLIONS, without an increasing
GNP, inflation will follow big time. Remember
our dollar is no longer backed by gold or silver as it used to be, it is backed
by product (GNP). What happens, when
production slows as it already has, or even stops, and there is more money than
there are goods to buy? The value of the
dollar shrinks as too many dollars chase too few goods.

In
these days of electronic everything, which may no longer work, including the
means of exchange i.e. money, we may not realize it but our money or means of
exchange is mostly electronic. Again
what happens when the electricity goes away?
No means of exchange that’s what.

Now don't get me wrong, I am not
suggesting that you sell all your stocks, or bailout of your 401k and IRA. I do however; highly recommend a ‘cash’
reserve of living expenses stored AWAY from your bank. Keep this low key for your safety and do not
tell anyone about it. I suggest going to
another bank branch to draw money out where no one may know you personally
(tellers sometimes talk to others). This
is your emergency backup fund.

I am simply saying, whether
it is an economic crisis, an earthquake, or a loss of electricity, you need to
be responsible for yourself and your family.
Be prepared with an emergency backup plan with a portion of your assets
as your own personal safety net consisting of long term storage of food, clothing,
air, water if necessary, (forget air) and possibly some emergency bartering
materials. Cash, Junk Silver, pre-1964
silver dimes, quarters, half dollars and some of the newly minted silver rounds
and maybe even a few small newly minted gold coins are a good way to start. Stay away from the large one ounce gold coins
as they are like having one to two thousand dollar bills, you wouldn’t want to
try to get change for one of those. Get
only $1’s, $5’s, $10’s, and $20's for cash reserve, no $50’s, or $100's. You may not be able to get change for those
either. For the same reason I do not
recommend bars of gold or silver. Also forget about rare coins. These are not nearly as liquid to sell or
trade, and few will care about their numismatic value.

I would recommend if you can
--- a minimum of 500 dollars per person in your household to start with and
then try to increase it to 1000 dollars over time. If you want to take out more, assuming you
have more, don’t take out any more than $5000 at a time to avoid bank reporting
rules, and then divide it equally in silver/gold and small denominations of
cash. This is of course in addition to
all of your stored water, food, air, and clothing, (well maybe not air) and
other necessities. This will put you in
a good position for buying, bartering, or trading for things that you may have
run out of, or forgotten to store.

What if?

I know that is an awful lot
of ‘what ifs’, but again, if these hard times don’t come soon, then they will
come later, and it will cost no more to prepare with the essentials now,
(likely less) than it will later. If the
shortages and famines and tough times don’t come within five or ten years then
you can begin consuming some of this stored food and replacing it with new
stored food. That way you will always be
prepared with supplies that are fresh.

Just like choosing salvation
through Jesus Christ---you have everything to gain and nothing to loose.

Well, these are my top
recommendations to meet the possibility of tough times ahead. They are not all inclusive, but a great
start. Please ask questions to fill in
your blanks.

Our hope is in the Lord for
the best, but as He has taught us in His word, be prepared for the worst.

Part Two

Air Contamination

WHAT TO DO IF SOME KIND OF NUCLEAR DISASTER OR AIR
CONTAMINATE IS IMMINENT!

This part of the guide is
for families preparing for imminent terrorist bio or strategic nuclear attacks with
expected severe destruction followed by widespread radioactive fallout or
contaminated air downwind.

IF ONLY A 'Dirty Bomb' or
Bio Attack not the vastly more
devastating nuclear weapon blasts - You can expect localized and downwind
contamination from the explosion and dispersed radioactive or bio chemical materials. If you are near enough to see or hear any
local bomb blast, assume that it includes radiological or chemical agents. You should move away from the blast area as
quickly as possible. If the wind is
blowing toward you from the direction of the blast, travel in a direction that
is crosswise or perpendicular to the wind as you move away from the blast area. If you have a gas mask, use it, or cover your
face with a dust mask or a wet cloth to avoid inhaling potentially radioactive dust. Upon reaching a safe location, remove your
outer clothing outside and shower as soon as possible. Refer to local news sources for additional
instructions about sheltering or evacuation.
The government is better prepared to direct and assist the public in a
'dirty bomb' incident, unlike an actual nuclear weapon attack.

If this is a nuclear or dirty
bomb containing spent nuclear material the first thing you should do is take
your Potassium Iodide tablets. This
will saturate your thyroid with Iodine so it will not absorb the radiation from
nuclear fallout.

When fallout is first
anticipated, but has not yet arrived, anyone not already sheltered should begin
using a dust protector filter mask and hooded rain ponchos. Everyone should begin taking Potassium Iodide
(KI) or Potassium Iodate (KIO3) tablets for thyroid protection against cancer
causing radioactive iodine, a major product of nuclear weapons explosions.

If no tablets are available,
you can topically (on the skin) apply an iodine solution, like tincture of
iodine or Betadine, for a similar protective effect. (WARNING: Iodine solutions are NEVER to be ingested or swallowed, only
Potassium Iodide tablets are to be taken orally) For adults, paint 8 ml of a 2 percent
tincture of Iodine on the abdomen or forearm each day, ideally at least 2 hours
prior to possible exposure. For children
3 to 18, but under 150 pounds, only half that amount painted on daily, or 4 ml,
for children under 3 but older than a month, half again, or 2 ml. For newborns to 1 month old, half it again,
or just 1 ml. (One measuring teaspoon is about 5 ml, if you don't have a
medicine dropper graduated in ml.) If
your iodine is stronger than 2%, reduce the dosage accordingly. Absorption through the skin is not as
reliable a dosing method as using the tablets, but tests show that it will
still be very effective for most. Do not
use if allergic to iodine. If at all
possible, inquire of your doctor NOW
if there is any reason why anybody in your household should not use KI or KIO3
tablets, or iodine solutions on their skin, in a future nuclear emergency, just
to be sure.

SHELTER

The principles of radiation
protection are simple - with many options and resources families can use to
prepare or improvise a very effective shelter.
You must throw off the self-defeating myths of nuclear un-survivability that may needlessly seal
the fate of less informed families.

Radioactive fallout is the
particulate matter (dust) produced by a nuclear explosion and carried high up
into the air by the mushroom cloud. It
drifts on the wind and most of it settles back to earth downwind of the
explosion. The heaviest, most dangerous,
and most noticeable fallout, will 'fall out' first close to ground zero. It may begin arriving minutes after an
explosion.

While the smaller and lighter
dust-like particles will typically be arriving hours later, as they drift much
farther downwind, often for hundreds of miles.
As it settles, whether you can see it or not, fallout will accumulate
and blow around everywhere just like dust or light snow does on the ground and
roofs. Wind and rain can concentrate the
fallout into localized 'hot spots' of much more intense radiation with no
visible indication of its presence.

This radioactive fallout
'dust' is dangerous because it is emitting penetrating radiation energy
(similar to x-ray's). This radiation
(not the fallout dust) can go right through walls, roofs, and protective
clothing. Even if you manage not to
inhale or ingest the dust, and keep it off your skin, hair, and clothes, and
even if none gets inside your house, the radiation penetrating your home is
still extremely dangerous, and can injure or kill you inside.

Radioactive fallout from a
nuclear explosion, though very dangerous initially, loses its intensity quickly
because it is giving off so much energy.
For example, fallout emitting gamma ray radiation at a rate of 500 Rads
per hr (fatal with one hour of exposure) shortly after an explosion weakens to
only 1/10th as strong 7 hours later. Two
days later, it's only 1/100th as strong, or as deadly, as it was initially.

That is really very
good news, because our families can readily survive it IF we get them into
a proper shelter to safely wait it out as it becomes less dangerous with every
passing hour.

What stops radiation, and
thus shields your family? It is simply
putting mass between them and the radiation source. Like police body armor stopping bullets, mass
stops (absorbs) radiation. The thicker
the mass, the more radiation it stops. Also,
the denser (heavier) the mass used, the more effective it is with every inch
more you add to your fallout shelter. The
thickness in inches needed to cut the radiation down to only 1/10th of its
initial intensity for different common materials is: Steel 3.3", concrete
11", earth 16", water 24", wood 38", etc. The thickness required to stop 99% of the
radiation is: 5" of steel, 16" of solid brick or hollow concrete
blocks filled with mortar or sand, 2 feet of packed earth or 3 feet if loose, 3
feet of water. You may not have enough
steel available, but anything you do have will have mass and can be used to add
to your shielding - it just takes more thickness of lighter wood, for example,
than heavier earth, to absorb and stop the same amount of radiation. Increasing the distance between your family
and the radiation outside also reduces the radiation intensity.

The goals of your family
fallout shelter are:

To
maximize the distance away from the fallout 'dusting' outside on the ground and
roof

To
place sufficient mass between your family and the fallout to absorb the deadly
radiation

To
make the shelter tolerable to stay in while the radiation subsides with every
passing hour

While a fallout shelter can be built anywhere, you should see what your
best options are at home or nearby. Some
structures already provide significant shielding or partial shielding that can
be enhanced for adequate protection.

If
you do not have a basement available, you can still use the techniques shown
below in any above ground structure, but you'll need to use more mass to
achieve the same level of shielding.

You may consider using other
solid structures nearby, especially those with below ground spaces, such as
commercial buildings, schools, churches, below ground parking garages, large
and long culverts, tunnels, etc...

ESSENTIAL DETAILS

If you've accomplished the
above; securing your supplies, stored water, and built your family fallout
shelter, CONGRATULATIONS! You have now
succeeded in improving the odds of survival for your family 100-fold, or
more! Now, you need to expand your
knowledge and fine-tune the tactics that will make the most of your family
survival strategy.

While evacuation might be
prudent for individuals who act quickly in response to a threat, governments
will be slow to call for mass evacuations because of their potential for panic
and gridlock. As the recent government
calls for duct tape and plastic sheeting led to sold-out stores, anxiety, and
derision from the press, there will be great reluctance to issue similar
alarms. If you want to assure that you
have adequate food and supplies for your family you must act BEFORE the panic
without first waiting for government instructions that may never come or as urgently
as warranted. You alone are ultimately
responsible for your family.

Part Three

WATER PURIFICATION

1) 1 Gallon water is
disinfected by 8-16 drops of regular household bleach (visually about 1/4 of a
teaspoon) - double that for cloudy water. Mix and let stand 30 minutes.
One teaspoon will disinfect 5 gallons.
Immediately after treating, water must initially have a slight smell of
chlorine. If it does not - repeat the
process. A quarter cup of bleach in a 55
gal drum of water is a good start. An exact formula for the treatment of
drinking water is difficult because of the many sources for water. City water for example already contains some
chlorine, while well water does not.

2) Household bleach is
relatively harmless. The smell or “waft”
of chlorine is not bad: it indicates that water is treated and germ free. Once treated and disinfected, the chlorine
smell will go away in a few days.

3) Regularly used water
from large tanks may be treated once or twice a month with 1 Oz. bleach per 200
gallons or 5 Oz. bleach per 1000 gallons

5) Bleach effectively
kills bacteria and viruses, stops smells and then breaks down. Its effective germ killing alkaline property
is completely neutralized very quickly. It
does not stay chemically active in tanks for more than a few days. Most germs require sunlight to grow. Store water in the dark.

6) If water is
relatively clear: but has a noticeable smell of chlorine: it is drinkable,
disinfected, and harmless. Humans need 2
quarts per day minimum, plus 2 more quarts per day if you are cooking
dehydrated food.

7) When drawing water from a
treated container such as a 55 gallon drum, let the water stand in an open
container over night and most of the chlorine will have evaporated and is
perfectly safe to drink.

8) Stored treated water
should be discarded and replaced every 12 months.

Comments

6 % sodium hypochlorite
solution, referred to as “common household chlorine bleach", is not a
seriously poisonous substance to humans.
It is an alkaline salt. It is not
an "acid". However it effectively kills bacteria and viruses
upon contact. It is the world-wide
chemical of choice for treating drinking water; very heavily chlorinated water
may be more irritating to the lungs than it is harmful to the intestinal tract
if used for drinking purposes. Even
drinking straight household bleach rarely results in death. The alkaline properties of pure undiluted
bleach may cause painful chemical burns to the esophagus and stomach - but it
is not deadly poisonous. All
long-standing water that is exposed to air and sunlight grows bacteria and
other organisms which may include the very troublesome protozoa, Guardia. These organisms may cause people to become
very sick.

Iodine has long been carried
by back-packers for cases of emergency because very small long-lasting tablets
effectively disinfect germ infected water.
Iodine is at least 1000 times more toxic than is sodium hypochlorite
(bleach). Unlike sodium hypochlorite,
iodine does not break down. It does,
however, cause an unpleasant taste in treated water. This is why back packers are given the option
to carry a taste neutralizing tablet for use if water has been treated with
iodine. Iodine does remain in the body. Iodine poisoning is of greater concern for
longer term situations than is the slight smell of bleach. In any regular situation, bleach is by far
the preferred method for purifying drinking water, because it effectively kills
harmful organisms, and then it breaks down and is quickly chemically
neutralized.

In an emergency hunting for potable drinking water:

It should be noted that fish,
mosquitoes, algae, etc. can not - and do not live - in poisonous water. Given the choice between two still ponds in
the wild; one with mosquitoes, or algae growing in it -- and another near-by
it, which may be seemingly clear but nothing alive is in it, I would prefer to
drink the water that has the organic life growing in it. The other standing water, even though it
appears clear - is obviously unusable or undesirable to other living organisms
and therefore it may be poisonous.

Part four

Proper Clothing

There is the proper dress for
each occasion. A black tie dinner is
usually the ultimate in fashionable dress, or as we see at the Hollywood awards, the competition is for the latest and
most expensive fashions, or the best and sometimes the worst dressed people.

Survival also has its
fashion, although it may not be pretty, or a competition for the best dressed,
it certainly can be a necessity. I
placed proper clothing just after water in priority because of all the survival
training that I have had and conditions that I have to survive in hypothermia can be the most dangerous.

God’s Word says: …”pray that
is does not come in winter”…I can tell you first hand that there is a very good
reason for this warning. Although we do
not have very severe winters here, one does not know the circumstances one is
liable to find oneself in, when, and if, the tough times come.

Can you guarantee yourself
and your family that you will have a nice warm shelter no matter what
happens? No, of course you can’t. One can survive sub-zero temperatures with
only the clothes you wear.

One can survive without air
for 5 to 8 minutes. One can survive
without water for 2 to 4 days. One can
survive without food for up to a month, but you will succumb to hypothermia
long before you starve.

In the winter of 1959 I took
cold weather survival training with the military near Watertown,
New York, in the Adirondack mountains just south of MontrealQuebecCanada. For 41
days I lived outside, no shelter ate food which was still in its frozen
state, in temperatures of 45 degrees below zero with a wind chill that would at
times drive the temperature to 65 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. That’s when your breath freezes and creates
snow. Moreover I stayed warm with only the heat that my own body produced.

Hypothermia occurs when
the internal core body temperature begins to dip below 97 degrees Fahrenheit, below
95º F one is in real trouble if the temperature is not increased soon. Normal core or trunk temperature is 98.6º
F. individuals may vary slightly.

Hypothermia symptoms usually
begin slowly. As you develop
hypothermia, your ability to think and move often become clouded. In fact, you may even be unaware that you
need help. As your thought process is
impaired, you may fail to realize that you are becoming colder. Once you get cold, it can be very difficult
to get warm again.

Usually, everyone thinks
about hypothermia occurring in extremely cold temperatures, but that doesn’t
have to be the case. It can happen
anytime that you are exposed to cool, damp conditions. Older people are more susceptible to
hypothermia.

Hypothermiamay
be a new word to you. It describes the
rapid, progressive mental and physical collapse accompanying the chilling of
the inner core of the human body.
Hypothermia is caused by exposure to cold, aggravated by wet, wind, and
exhaustion. It is the number one killer
of outdoor enthusiasts.

We used to call the effects
of hypothermia “dying of exposure” or “freezing to death”, but in the end, the result
was the same. The unprepared didn’t get
to go home.

• Cold reaches the brain
depriving you of judgment and reasoning power.

You will not realize this is
happening.

• You will lose control of
your hands. This is extremely serious.
You may be unable to light matches. You may take off your gloves or mittens and
be unable to get them back on. You may even find you can’t zip up your jacket
or sleeping bag.

This is hypothermia. Your internal temperature is sliding
downward. Without treatment, this slide
can lead to stupor, collapse, and death.

Hypothermia is especially a
concern for households with elderly occupants over 65. One should keep the thermostat set at no less
than 68 degrees in the daytime. The
problem with low household temperatures is that older and ailing persons are
particularly susceptible to accidental hypothermia which can be a
life-threatening condition. Accidental
hypothermia can occur even with temperatures of 60 to 65 degrees. Infants less than one year of age should
never sleep in a cold room and should be provided with warm clothing and a
blanket to prevent loss of body heat.

Warning signs of hypothermia
in adults include shivering, confusion, memory loss, drowsiness, exhaustion and
slurred speech. Infants who are
suffering from hypothermia may appear to have very low energy and bright red,
cold skin.

Frostbite is another cold
weather concern and is especially dangerous because it often happens with
little warning. Numbness can occur so
quickly that the individual is unaware of being frostbitten.

Cold weather can kill in two
distinct steps, through exposure and exhaustion. When your body begins to loose heat faster
than it can produce it, you are undergoing hypothermia.

You can do two things:

1. You can voluntarily
exercise to stay warm. We did this a
lot, but there’s a trade off.
Eventually, you will become exhausted and will be unable to continue
vigorous enough exercise in order to keep warm.

2. Your body makes
involuntary adjustments to preserve normal temperature in the vital organs, and
you start shivering. Also one must be
careful of over-heating in really cold or freezing temperatures causing one to
sweat. When one begins to cool down then
the moisture has a tendency to freeze.

We were testing some thermo
boots which are extremely insolated, we called them Mickey Mouse boots because
they we so big. They were really good
unless one would walk in them for a long distance then your feet would sweat and
when you stopped, your toes would freeze…no!
I mean literally we had several cases of frozen toes, because the boots
were too insulated to walk in.

Hypothermia prevention

As you were growing up, your
mother may have told you, "Put on that nice warm shirt and your warm jacket, it's cold outside.” I really don’t want to con“tradict
any of your mother’s wise advice, but clothes aren’t warm unless they have just
come out of the dryer. Try it yourself,
go into your closet, and feel different clothes to see if some are warmer than
others. I can assure you they will all
be the same temperature.

Loft

Loft in this respect is the
ability to trap air that your body has heated.
God created us with a natural heater built right in. It will produce all the heat we need to
maintain the proper temperature to survive even in the most extreme cooooold,
burrrrr, providing we have the Proper
Clothes.

Trying to hold on to as much
of the heat we produce as possible is all about loft or insulation. To continue to dispel any misconception about
some products or fabrics being warmer than others, one can keep just as warm
with an isolation made of steel-wool or newspaper as one can with the finest
prime northern Canadian goose down. But goose down is likely to be a little
more practical. Personally I prefer a
synthetic product called Dacron hollow fill made by DuPont. It is a little heavier but it doesn’t lose
its loft when wet.

Today’s miracle fabrics are
much lighter and loftier than anything we had.

Many modern fabrics make
keeping dry and warm easy, but you still must use care and a good bit of common
sense. You may not intend to risk your
life, but surviving cold conditions unprepared is taking an unnecessary risk.

If you are on a budget or can
barely afford the clothes you have on. There
are creative ways in which one can achieve loft. As I mentioned earlier one is not trying to win
a fashion contest. Thrift stores are a
good source of inexpensive clothing. There are however some rules.

The baggier the better

For the purposes of keeping
warm do not buy snug fitting clothes they will lose heat as fast as you can
produce it. The reason --- they do not
trap air, there simply is no room for it.
Try this for example: if you are a size small then try on a small shirt,
then try on a medium shirt over that, and a large shirt over that, and a XL
over that, and XXL over that, and well… you get the picture. Many loose layers of shirts will trap a lot
of air, and remember a final jacket will have to be gigantic. You will look as if you gained a hundred
pounds and you may well have done so, depending on how heavy all those shirts
are, but you will be warm and more importantly you will survive not only the
temperature, but the look of gaining a hundred pounds.

Part Five

Food and Other supplies

Whether it is for long term
storage or to eat tomorrow, food is one of the five essentials of life.

Some may look at the long
term storage of food and other supplies as hoarding. My definition of hoarding is the accumulation
of wealth with no obvious or expressed purpose, just for the sake of
accumulation. Is one hoarding if for
example, one shops for groceries for more than a day or a week or even a
month? Of course not, we have an obvious
purpose; it’s called the responsibility of survival. One will rarely buy a cup
or a gallon of gas at a time, usually at least a tank full whatever the size,
and sometimes some extra gas to have on hand.

Just as the fuel for your
vehicle, we will eventually run out of the fuel we need (calories) to burn, we
will no longer be able to keep warm or have the energy to survive.

As I said earlier we usually
purchase food and other supplies for at least a few days a week or sometimes
even a month. To prepare for a shortage for whatever reason, or an emergency,
all one has to do to began the long term storage of food is to expand what you
already do.

Buy some extra

To start with, when you do
your regular grocery shopping buy some extra canned goods and dry goods, be
sure to write the date of purchase in them so they can be rotated, once you
begin to accumulate a lot of stuff it is difficult to determine how old it is.

Canned goods will keep up to
five years, pasta if properly packaged will keep up to ten years, as I said in
the preparedness part one, grains such as wheat, rye, barley, oat meal, rice
--- and legumes such as a variety of beans lintels and split peas, keep for a life time with a minimal amount of storage preparation, and they are inexpensive. Commercially prepared freeze dried foods such
as meats veggies and fruits can be a bit pricier, but they provide a variety
not found in dried grains and beans alone and will keep for more than thirty
years.

Starting, by accumulating
approximately 3 months of regular store bought food and supplies for every
person in your house hold including your pets, is a minimum, and should be
rotated each week.

A larger cash of food for
long storage would require different preparation and possibly from a commercial
source. Grains and legumes can be stored
for long term in oxygen free vacuum Mylar bags and then sealed in 5 gallon
containers. Also a variety of
Freeze-Dried foods vacuum packed in number 10 cans (one gallon cans) will keep
for more than thirty years.

One should also consider the
fact that a large cash of food and supplies take a lot of room and should be
stored in the coolest environment possible.
Exposure to excessive heat will shorten the life of even the best
prepared and properly packaged food.

Don’t forget other supplies
that you have learned to depend on as necessities, such as bar soap, liquid,
laundry detergent, and shampoo, especially if one has an allergy to regular
soap and requires specialty products for personal use or laundry. You may not be able to get those kinds of
things.

Make a list of things you use
all the time like toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Toilet paper might be
something to consider. Purchase extra of
all the personal and household items so that over time you will accumulate
several months worth of supplies. And don’t forget about the pets.

Prescription drugs etc. One cannot always purchase more than a week
or two of certain drugs. Not only do Doctors and pharmacists hesitate to fill
large amounts of prescription items but many of them have a very short shelf
life. But I would consider accumulating
what you can.

Lastly it is wise to have a
radio, a special radio. One that has several broadcasting bands on it such as
shortwave, air/sea, FM, AM, weather, etc. Also one that uses multiple power sources
such as solar, battery, windup, and yes household current just in case you have
it.There are two kinds of hand crank or
windup radios - one has a spring like a child’s toy the runs a generator for up
to 3 or 4 minutes and will charge a battery for up to ten minutes. And please ask questions.

Part six

Shelter

As mentioned in the basic
guide, if you do not own your home outright and there is the possibility of
losing one’s income thereby loosing one’s home, then you may want to think
about purchasing a trailer house adequate enough for your family’s needs. In the meantime you can use it for an extra
room when you have company or on weekend vacations with the family.

Even though you have now
learned to survive out in the elements under any conditions, having a shelter
of some kind is the meringue on the lemon pie.

Not only does it provide a
place to store your air, your water, your clothes, and your food, well maybe
not your air, but it can help keep you comfortable, dry, and warm.

Heat

If your house is not equipped
with a wood burning stove, you may want to look into installing one, even if
you normally heat your house with a central forced air gas heater.

The subject came up when I
was talking to one of my customers one cold winter; I said, “how are you going to heat your
house if the electricity goes away?” The
elderly lady looked at me with pride and turned to looked at her much older
husband and said with confidence--- “Well… we have gas”. As she looked back at me I replied with, “I’m
so sorry to hear that”. We had a little
chuckle over that, and I said seriously while pointing to the fancy dancy
computerized programmable electronic thermostat on the far wall, how will that
work without electricity? As she turned
and looked at the modern computerized gadget, I could see the blood drain from
her face while she obviously recognized the reality that someplace and
somewhere along the line, all modern technology depends on electricity, even
her “Gas Heater”.

Even without the thermostat
the heater is likely ignited electronically and unless they have a pair of long
distance running squirrels to turn the squirrel cage fan that distributes the
warm air throughout the home the heat will likely just stay in the heater.

So even if you have a house,
it is back to the basics of a wood burning stove.

You may be able cook on your
gas kitchen range providing it is gas and not electric, and you still have gas,
one can usually light a gas range with a match even if it is normally ignited
electronically.

One can however, cook on a
wood stove or a charcoal barbeque. I
have even baked bread in a portable ‘cast iron Dutch Oven’ in the hot coals inside my wood stove.

Remember you must store
enough fuel, dry seasoned wood, and or charcoal to burn in these contraptions.

Lights

Most of us have electric
lights. If one is blind or has the habit
of going to bed at sundown and getting up at the first light of the eternal sun,
then you may not have a need for a substitute source of light. But for the rest of us, battery powered
lanterns may be a good source of temporary light, but batteries can be
expensive and short lived. A step up
from batteries would be propane light, but again all those little canisters
take up space and are also quite expensive.

Plain as opposed to fancy
candles can be economical, but not very efficient. My suggestion would be the old fashion Hurricane
lamps. You remember, the kind you used
to carry out to the barn at night in the winter. They not only provided light
but a little heat as well and quite efficient compared to a candle.

You can buy them for about $5
or 6.00 each and they are fueled by diesel, or jet fuel, or a less dirty and
slightly more refined paraffin oil, commonly known as K-1 Kerosene. Five gallons will cost you about $35.00
unless you buy it in larger amounts. If
you purchase a portable kerosene space heater you can use the same fuel, but
you will need more of it. Although
Kerosene is obviously flammable it is not however near as volatile as gasoline
and can usually be stored safely.

So you have air, water,
clothes, food, and a place to put it all.

What more could a body want?

A French Chateau on the
Mediterranean maybe……

Part Seven

Planning Your FirstVegetableGarden

Here's all
you need to know about starting a vegetable garden.

Vegetables and flowers are
natural companions, and the
combination can turn a potential
eyesore into an attractive
landscape feature.

Why Grow Vegetables

Starting a vegetable garden at home is an easy way to
save money -- that $2 tomato plant can easily provide you with 10 pounds of
fruit over the course of a season.

It also
gives you the pleasure of savoring a delicious, sun-warmed tomato fresh from
the garden. In almost every case, the flavor and texture of varieties you can
grow far exceed the best grocery store produce. Plus, growing vegetables can be
fun. It's a great way to spend time with children or have a place to get away
and spend time outdoors in the sun. Growing vegetables is probably easier than
you think. If you plan it right, you can enjoy a beautiful garden full of the
fruits of your labor -- without having to spend hours and hours tending it.
Read on for more!

Getting Started

Deciding What to Grow

It's best to start small with your first garden. Many
gardeners get a little too excited at the beginning of the season and plant
more than they need -- and end up with wasting food and feeling overwhelmed by
their garden.

So first, take a look at how much your family will eat.
Keep in mind that vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, and squash keep
providing throughout the season -- so you may not need many to serve your
needs. Other vegetables, such as carrots, radishes, and corn produce only once.
You may need to plant more of these.

Determining How Much Space You Need

Once you know what you want to plant, you can figure out
how much space your garden will need.

Keep in mind that you don't need a large space to begin a
vegetable garden. If you choose to grow in containers, you don't even need a
yard -- a deck or balcony may provide plenty of space.

In fact, a well-tended 10-x-10-foot garden will usually
produce more than a weed-filled or disease-ridden 25-x-50-foot bed.

Picking the
Perfect Spot

No matter how big your vegetable garden is, there are
three basic requirements for success:

Full sun. Most vegetables need at least 6 to 8 hours
of direct sun. If they don't get enough light, they won't bear as much and
they'll be more susceptible to attack from insects or diseases.

Here's a hint: If you don't have a spot in full
sun, you can still grow many leafy vegetables such as lettuce and spinach. And
if you're in a hot-summer climate, cool-season varieties such as peas may do
better in part shade.

Plenty of water. Because most
vegetables aren't very drought tolerant, you'll need to give them a drink
during dry spells. The closer your garden is to a source of water, the easier
it will be for you.

Good soil. As with any kind of garden, success
usually starts with the soil. Most vegetables do best in moist, well-drained
soil that's rich in organic matter (such as compost or peat moss).

Many gardeners like to have their vegetable gardens close
ot the house. This makes it easier to harvest fresh produce while you're
cooking. It can also be handy to keep a few favorite potted vegetables next to
your grill.

Designing Your VegetableGarden

There are two basic approaches to planning the layout of
a vegetable garden:

Row
Cropping

This is probably what comes to mind when you think of a
vegetable garden as you place plants single file in rows, with a walking path
between each row.

Row cropping works best for large gardens, and it makes
it easier to use mechanical equipment such as tillers to battle weeds.The downside of row cropping is that it is that you don't
get as many vegetables in a small space as much of the soil is used for foot
paths rather than vegetable plants.

Row cropping isn't as visually interesting, either.

Here's a hint: Allow at least 18 inches between
your rows so you have plenty of room to work between them. And as you sketch
out your plan, place taller vegetables at the north side of the garden. This
includes naturally tall plants -- like tomatoes -- and plants that can be grown
on vertical supports -- including snap peas, cucumbers, and pole beans.

Intensive Cropping

This means planting in wide bands, generally 1 to 4 feet
across and as long as you like. Intensive cropping reduces the amount of area
needed for paths, but the closer spacing of the plants usually means you have
ot weed by hand.

Because of the handwork required, it is important not to
make the bands wider than you can comfortably reach.

Intensive cropping also allows you do design your garden,
making it a good choice, for example, if you want to grow vegetables in your
front yard. It's a great solution for mixing vegetables with ornamentals, as
well.

A specialized version of intensive cropping is the
"square-foot method." This system divides the garden into small beds
(typically 4 x 4 feet), that are further subdivided into
one-foot squares. Each one-foot square is planted with one, four, nine, or 16
plants, depending on the size of size of the plant when it matures.

It also makes sense to leave some areas of the garden
unplanted at first. This allows you to plant a second crop to harvest later in
the season. Lettuce, radishes, green onions, carrots, and bush beans are
commonly planted several times during the season.

Creating
Good Soil

Testing and Fixing Your Soil

It's best to test the soil before you begin digging.
Check drainage soaking the soil with a hose, waiting a day, then digging up a
handful of soil. Squeeze the soil hard. If water streams out, you'll probably
want to add compost or organic matter to improve the drainage is poor.

Next, open your hand. If the soil hasn't formed a ball,
or if the ball falls apart at the slightest touch, you'll soil is probably
sandy. (Add organic matter to improve sandy soil.) If the ball holds together even
if you poke it fairly hard, you have too much clay in your soil. (Organic
matter improves clay soil, too.) But if
the ball breaks into crumbs when you poke it -- like a chocolate cake --
rejoice! Your soil is ideal.

If your soil doesn't drain well, your best bet will
probably be to install raised beds.

Here's a hint: Build raised beds on existing lawn
by lining the bottom of frames with several layers of newspaper, then filling
with soil. That way you don't have to dig!

Digging Your Beds

Loosen your soil before you plant. You can either use a
tiller or dig by hand.

Once the soil has been loosened, spread out soil
amendments (such as compost) and work them into the soil. Avoid stepping on
freshly tilled soil as much as possible. Otherwise, you'll be compacting the
soil and undoing all your hard work.

When you're done digging, smooth the surface with a rake,
then water thoroughly. Allow the bed to "rest" for several days
before you plant.

Choosing
Varieties

Once you start picking out varieties, you'll probably
notice there's a big variety to choose from. There are thousands of tomato
varieties alone!

When selecting varieties, pay close attention to the
description on the tag or in the catalog. Each variety will be a little
different: Some produce smaller plants that are ideal for small gardens or
containers, others offer great disease resistance, improved yields, better
heat- or cold-tolerance, or other features.

Seed catalogs are one of the best sources
for vegetables to grow. Once you narrow your choices to types of vegetables,
pick two or three varieties that seem promising. That way if one variety
doesn't perform well, you'll have other plants to make up for it. Next year,
grow the best performer again, and choose another to try.

Many vegetables can be started early indoors or purchased
already started from a garden center. The benefit of this approach is that you
can have a crop ready to harvest several weeks earlier than if you were to
plant seeds in the ground. Starting vegetables indoors is not difficult, but it
does require some time and attention. Seed packages list the options you have
for planting particular seed.

By using vineing crops like pole beans and snap peas you
can make use of vertical space in the garden and boost yield per square foot.

Care and Feeding

Most vegetables like a steady supply of moisture, but not
so much that they are standing in water. About an inch of water per week is
usually sufficient, provided by you if Mother Nature fails to come through.
Water when the top inch of soil is dry. For in-ground crops, that may mean
watering once or twice a week; raised beds drain faster and may require
watering every other day.

Weeds compete with your vegetables for water and
nutrients, so it's important to keep them to a minimum. Use a hoe or hand fork
to lightly stir the top inch of soil (cultivate) regularly to discourage weed
seedlings. A mulch of clean straw, compost, or plastic can keep weeds at bay
around larger plants like tomatoes.

Fertilizing your crops is critical to maximizing yields.
Organic gardeners often find that digging in high quality compost at planting
time is all their vegetables need. Most gardeners, however, should consider
applying a packaged vegetable fertilizer, following the directions on the box
or bag. Don't apply more than recommended as this can actually decrease yield.

Harvesting

This is
what it's all about, so don't be shy about picking your produce! Many
vegetables can be harvested at several stages. Leaf lettuce, for example, can
be picked as young as you like; snip some leaves and it will continue to grow
and produce. Summer squash (zucchini) and cucumbers can be harvested when the
fruit is just a few inches long, or allowed to grow to full size. The general
rule: if it looks good enough to eat, it probably is. Give it a try. With many
vegetables, the more you pick, the more the plant will produce.

Chicken-wire fencing stops rabbits. Be sure that any
fencing you install is easy to remove when you need to tend the plants.

Stopping Pests and Diseases

Pests and disease are ongoing problems for most vegetable
gardeners. Although specific problems may require special solutions, there are
some general principles you can follow.

Deer and rabbits. Use fences to deter
rabbits. Make sure the bottom of the fence extends about 6 inches under the
soil to stop rabbits from digging underneath it. The fence needs to stand at
least 8 feet above the ground to prevent deer from jumping over it.

Spring insects. Row covers, which
are lightweight sheets of translucent plastic, protect young crops against many
common insects. Row covers are also helpful to prevent damage from light
frosts.

Fungal diseases. Reduce fungal
diseases by watering the soil, not the leaves of plants. If you use a
sprinkler, do it early in the day so the leaves will dry by nightfall.

If a plant falls prey to a disease, remove it promptly
and throw it in the trash; don't add sick plants to your compost pile.

Grow varieties that are listed as disease resistant.
Garden catalogs and Web sites should tell you which varieties offer the most
protection.

Make it a habit to change the location of your plants
each year. In other words, if you grew tomatoes in the northwest corner of your
garden this year, put them in the northeast corner next year. This reduces the
chances that pests will gain a permanent foothold in your garden.

Summer
insects. Pick larger insects and caterpillars by hand. Once you
get over the "yuck!" factor, this is a safe and effective way to deal
with limited infestations.

Or use insecticidal soap sprays to control harmful bugs.
Most garden centers carry these products. Whatever pest control chemicals you
use, read the label carefully and follow the directions to the letter.

Growing Vegetables in Containers

Growing vegetables in containers is an easy way to
experience the flavor and freshness of home-grown vegetables.

Getting Started

Here's a little-known secret: Most vegetables actually
grow really well in containers. And by picking the right plants, you can grow a
fair amount of food in just a few pots!

Picking a Spot for Your Garden

Most vegetables do best in full sun (at least 6 hours of
direct sun a day). Tomatoes, peppers, and other varieties that often get
diseases usually stay healthiest in an open spot with plenty of air
circulation.

If you live in a cold climate, you can give your garden a
head start by placing the pots near a south-facing wall.

If you live in a warmer part of the country, be cautious
about setting your containers on a cement patio, which may grow too warm for
optimum growth. Put larger containers on dollies or carts; you can move them to
various locations depending on the conditions at the time.

Choosing Containers

Happily, most vegetables aren't fussy about what kind of
container they grow in. The only basic requirements is that the container is
large enough to hold the plant and that it has drainage holes so excess water
can escape.

When it comes to size, the bigger the pot is, the better,
especially for beginners. The reason for this is that large pots hold more soil
-- and thus, hold moisture longer so you don't have to water as much.

Look for containers that are at least 10 inches wide and
12 inches deep. Large flowerpots, half barrels, plastic-lined bushel baskets,
window boxes, planters, and large containers (like 5-gallon buckets) work just
fine.

Some vegetables need particularly large containers.
Standard-size tomatoes and vining crops, such as cucumbers, will do best for
you in containers 20 inches or more across. Peppers like pots at least 16
inches in diameter. In a pinch, most will still grow in a 5-gallon or larger
container.

If your container does not have drainage holes, you will
need to add several. Use a 1/4-inch drill bit to create holes in the bottom or
along the sides near the bottom. Line the bottom of the pot with screen or
landscape cloth to prevent soil from spilling out of the holes.

Plants that grow tall or produce vines -- like tomatoes
and cucumbers -- will be more productive if grown up a support. A wire cage,
inserted into the container at planting time, will do. Use larger, heavier
containers for trellised plants to minimize the risk of tipping.

Container Materials

Not sure what type of container to grow your vegetables
in? Don't fret -- typically, you'll care more about this than your plants will.
In general, plants in terra-cotta (clay) need more attention to watering than
other types of pots, because of the porous nature of the terra cotta.

Also think about the color. Dark colors absorb heat -- so
they may make the soil too warm for some vegetable crops in summer, especially
in hot-summer areas. And avoid containers made of treated wood, as it may
contain chemical compounds that could be absorbed by your vegetables.

Potting
Tips

While your vegetables aren't fussy about the kind of pot
they're in, they do care about the potting soil.

As is the case with most other types of container
gardens, your vegetables will do best in potting mixes made for containers. Ask
at your nursery for a mix designed for use in larger outdoor containers.

Or save money by blending your own container mix. Use
equal parts of peat moss, potting soil, and vermiculite, perlite, or clean
sand. Fill the containers to within an inch or two of the rim.

Plant your vegetables in containers the same time you
would plant in the garden. Depending on what types of vegetable you want to
grow, you can start seeds in your containers, grow transplants from seeds
started indoors, or purchase transplants from a garden center.

Here's a hint: Start crops such as beans, corn,
carrots, radishes, and spinach, from seeds sown directly in the container.

Regardless of whether you are planting seeds or
transplants, thoroughly water the container before you plant. Soak the potting
mix completely, then allow it to sit for a few hours to drain excess water.

Plant seeds according to the package directions. Because
not all seeds will germinate, plant more than you need, then thin the excess
later.

Set transplants at the same level they were growing in
their pot (except for tomatoes, which you can strip off their lower leaves and plant
them deeper in the container).

After planting, water gently but thoroughly to settle the
seeds or transplants. Keep the soil from drying out as fast by mulching with
straw, compost, leaf mold, or a similar material.

Care Tips

Watering is the most important thing to watch for. So
inspect your vegetables regularly to make sure the potting mix hasn't dried
out.

Here's a hint: Make watering easier by installing a
drip-irrigation system. It can automatically irrigate your vegetables for you.

Starting about a month after planting, feed your
vegetables about once a week with a water-soluble fertilizer, following the
package directions.

Also keep an eye out for weeds and other pests. While
plants in containers usually aren't as susceptible to disease as varieties
grown in the ground, you'll still want to watch for problems.

Remove or treat any plants that show signs of disease or
insect damage.

Harvest Tips

Harvest is the most satisfying step. Pick your crops as
soon as they reach a size where you will enjoy them. Most vegetables are more
productive if you harvest early and often. Letting plants "go to
seed" will often cause a drop in fruit set.

Fall Care
At the end of the season, add the container soil to your compost pile. Reusing
soil from year to year can spread infections and insect infestations.
Thoroughly scrub the container to remove all soil. Rinse in a solution of one
part bleach to 10 parts water, then rinse with clean water and store in a dry
spot.

Reasons for using sprouts are so plentiful and so
important it’s usually only a matter of listing them to convince you to try
this very special kind of in-home gardening––accomplished in the comfort of
your own kitchen. In-creasing numbers of
families find sprouting nutritious, delicious, and far less expensive than
store prices.

Nutritional Advantages

Nutritionally, dried seeds,
grains, and legumes provide only a small portion of the total nutrients the
body requires. However, once they are sprouted, seeds provide the largest
relative amounts of nutrients per unit of intake compared to other food
sources. Sprouting multiplies the content of minerals and vitamins in the seed
many times because a wealth of nutrients is released to aid the development of
the seed during its growth process.

There is no doubt more
nourishment contained in a plant’s sprout than at any other time in its life
cycle. Often, new nutrients occur where there were none before. Vitamins A, B
complex, C, and E are increased, sometimes as much as ten times!

Both the quantity and quality
of the protein in most sprouts are dramatically increased. New amino acids form
as the seeds sprout, resulting in increased digestibility. Sprouts are
biogenic—alive and capable of transferring their life energy to your body. They
contain enzymes which aid in digestion of foods, provide a good source of
fiber, and slow the aging process. They are also an excellent multipurpose
vegetable. Using sprouts greatly increases vitamin content of dishes, provides a
―live‖ food, and in general supports better health for the body. To add to all
of their nutritional plusses, untreated and organic sprouts are free of
pesticides and are pest-free, too.

Watching your weight?

An additional benefit of
sprouts is the low carbohydrate, fat, and cholesterol content—a real plus for
weight-watchers.

Storage Advantages

It really doesn’t matter how
sprouts are utilized in food preparation, they will sustain good health and
stamina. If you had only a supply of sprouting seeds in your food storage, you
could live a full year or more, eating only from your kitchen garden. The best
part is that sprouts are also the least expensive fresh vegetables you can
procure and store!

It is virtually impossible
for a family to store enough fresh vegetables to last a long period of time—or
to have them available in times of extreme duress, whether due to people-caused
or natural disasters. By sprouting seeds, fresh vegetables are only 2–3 days
away––year-round! Sprouts substitute for green vegetables and replace lettuce
and other greens when they become expensive or unavailable. Get a variety of
seeds and learn to use them and you will have fresh green vegetables
year-round, even when there is no way to grow vegetables in soil. This makes
sprouting seeds a high-priority acquisition item for your family’s preparedness
plan.

The amount of food value
stored in such a small space is a boon to a family’s foods storage program.
Sprouting is a very easy way to increase the utility of many types of grains,
seeds, and legumes or beans. Sprouts are easy to prepare and utilize. Both
equipment and supplies are easily found and readily available almost anywhere.
The effort required for a batch of sprouts is minimal. Bringing sprouts to the
table, ready to eat, takes less than
10 minutesduring the en-tire 3-day (average) growth period.

Compared to vegetable
gardening, kitchen gardening with sprouts is easy. There is little fuss
and bother. Sprouts re-quire no fertilizer. In fact, all that’s required is
some water, air, and a small nook where they can grow. Sprouts con-serve
energy, too. They require few resources for their sprouting cycle. You can eat
sprouts without cooking them, and any sprouted beans or grains cook much
quicker. Sprouts save money—all of the above, and this, too! Sprouting
inexpensive seeds can help support your family’s overworked budget!

More Free Sprouting Information:

If you have a computer
connected to the internet, you can download the entire 11 Page Basic Sprouting
Guide for free at www.wheatgrasskits.com/basic_sprouting_guide.pdf
for more topics such as: step by step sprouting using jar and tray methods, the
basic sprouting chart, ideas for sprouts and recipes, as well as a mini
directory of sprouting equipment.

Summer Sprouting Growing Tip

During the hot months of the
summer it is best to refrigerate your sprouts after about 3 to 4 days of
sprouting. The sprouts will continue to grow more slowly in the
refrigerator--- this prevents the sprouts from becoming too hot and
spoiling. Water every other day after refrigeration.

I hope this is of some value to you should there be any kind of disaster natural or otherwise. If not, it always pays to be prepared. I don't even want to tell you what the alliterative is.